diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
index 84d7b354..80fb9c6a 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
@@ -326,6 +326,12 @@ def generate_kind_config(deployment_dir: Path, deployment_context):
         "apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4\n"
         "nodes:\n"
         "- role: control-plane\n"
+        "  kubeadmConfigPatches:\n"
+        "    - |\n"
+        "      kind: InitConfiguration\n"
+        "      nodeRegistration:\n"
+        "        kubeletExtraArgs:\n"
+        "          node-labels: \"ingress-ready=true\"\n"
         f"{port_mappings_yml}\n"
         f"{mounts_yml}\n"
     )